Monday, August 17, 2009

Tanjung Lesung Sailing Club

On the past 3-day weekend, we went to Tanjung Lesung Sailing Club. We weren't sure if the kids would love it because the accommodation there is very basic, which means there's no hot water and TV. But it turned out that everyone had a lot of fun. The kids found some new friends right away and played with them throughout the weekend. We also met two pairs of parents of those kids. They're very nice people and invited us on a boat trip out on an island (it's next to Ted's head in the first picture if you can tell) for snorkeling and fishing. The waters off the island is pristine and sand is white. There is a long, winding stretch of shallow waters where we walked out just for fun. The kids found some fish swimming around seaweeds and collected seashells.

Now, Elizabeth wants to book our next vacation there.

Out on the beach the first day. The water is shallow but there's a lot of mud and seaweed. It didn't bother the kids, though. They still had a lot of fun and rolled in the water and on the beach for hours.

Sunrise. Didn't get the moment when the Sun jumped out of the sea. The fishing village is visible in distance.

Kids decorate the canoe with mud after canoeing. Somehow this could be such a fun activity for the kids.


Canoeing. Eddy was the first one to make friends with those boys on the beach.


Eddy got off the fishing boat.

Eddy was carried to the shore.

First catch. It's beautiful little fish and was returned to the sea.


Expedition on the shallow waters. We walked out on the shallow part of the waters and it was really fun!!! Waves came in from both sides and smashed on our ankles.

Snorkeling. This is Elizabeth's first time to snorkel. She saw 3 fish, including a clown fish. She was super excited and wanted to come back to the Sailing Club for the next vacation.

fishermen on a passing boat. They were so happy and friendly!

Bonfire. It kept kids busy for an hour. They couldn't wait for the fire to go down before they roasted their marshmallows.
On the way back to Jakarta, we passed the capital of the Banten Province. The government building looks very interesting.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

We had a really bad experience at the Sailing Club. It was pouring cats and dogs and we were 15 of us who went there to have lunch. We spoke to the restaurant manager to request for umbrellas to bring in the people from the cars to the restaurant but they did not have any and instead suggested we drive by closer to the restuarant and then quickly walk in. We did so only to find an old english guy who probably is the owner but definitley the most rude guy I have ever met. He had the most unwelcoming expression on his face. We actually wondered why he was so. Must have been years of loneliness or whatever! We actually left the place in disgust and thankfully did so becuase we found a really nice warung that served awesome fried and grilled fish. May god give that old guy some happiness and bring a smile on his face.

liam said...

I like the sailing club also, we go their regularly.